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Day 81 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day Challenge

Nov 20: GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES

Old Stories Ever New

When the cold winds howled about the thatched huts of theGerman peasant, the mother drew her children to her side andtold them stories. Collected and retold by the Grimm brothers,these stories have perennial charm.

Nov 22: Virgil's AENEID

Nov 23: PASCAL'S THOUGHTS

Less Than Star Dust

According to Pascal, a man is not even as significant as a speckof star dust in the universe. Pascal's thoughts on the subject arestartling to the modern reader, and they furnish rich food forthe imagination.